Annual Progress Report from the Japanese Renal Transplant Registry: Number of Renal Transplantation in 2012

Abstract

A number of 1,610 kidney transplants including 1,417 from living donors, 116 from non-heart-beating donors and 77 from heart-beating donors were performed in 2012.
The data obtained from the Japanese Renal Transplant Registry are shown and analyzed in this annual report. The characteristics of recipients and donors such as relationships, original diseases, duration of dialysis therapy, blood transfusion, the status of viral antigens and antibodies, pretransplant complications, the causes of death of deceased donors, ischemic time and the histocompatibilities are described. In addition, immunosuppressants used initially and other treatments are analyzed.